BETHLEHEM, January 7, 2013 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas attended late Sunday the Christmas midnight mass for the Greek Orthodox Church at the Church Nativity in Bethlehem.
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III has led the Christmas Eve procession from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Sunday ushering in the church’s Christmas celebrations.
Theophilos expressed support for the United Nations vote that gave Palestine the non-member state status. He expressed hope that Palestine will one day become a full member of the UN.
He said the Greek Orthodox Church prays for just solutions to all political and religious issues in the Middle East.
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